Military Airport In Ukraine's Crimea Taken Over By Russian Soldiers

An armed man stands guard
at the airport in Simferopol, Crimea February 28, 2014. Armed men
who took control of the airport in Ukraine's Crimean regional
centre of Simferopol on Friday are patrolling the airport grounds
but have not moved into the passenger terminal and appear to be
allowing the airport to function normally.REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

KIEV (Reuters) - Russian servicemen wearing helmets and armored
body protection and backed by armored personnel carriers have
taken up position on the perimeter of a military airport at
Sevastopol, in Ukraine's Crimea, Interfax news agency said.

The agency quoted military sources in the region as saying that
they had gone to Belbek military airport to stop "fighters"
flying in.